EP25: Edible acorns – the forgotten food

Acorns are a massive, under-utilised and forgotten food source. Join Robin Harford (your host) and Marcie Mayer (Europe’s foremost acorn food producer), as they … Continue

Oak

Oak is arguably Britain’s most beloved tree and can live up to 800 years. The fruit it bears – the acorn – has been … Continue

Acorns in an era of climate change

In this video, Marcie Mayer takes your around her oak farm in Greece and shows you behind-the-scenes how acorns are being used as food. … Continue

Acorns: a forgotten superfood

The use of acorns go back into the mists of time. An ancient food that unfortunately these days is sorely neglected. Marcie Mayer is … Continue

The awesomeness of acorns

Each morning I go outside and ponder the old oak that stands on the side of the road. Each morning I say a blessing … Continue

How to store and process acorns

Processing and storing acorns has a lot of mystique surrounding it. The process that follows comes from Marcie Mayer (who I interviewed for my … Continue

Spiced Pickled Acorns

Acorn recipes tend to be rather bland and boring. Most folks grind them into flour and add that to bread or as a thickener … Continue